Flue-cleaner



l. SODERQUIST.

, 4nue CLEANER. APPLKCATION FILD JULY 29, |920.

PabetedSept. 13, 1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

TOBIT SODEBQUIST, 0F BELKOIT, WISCONSIN.

FLUE-CLEANER.

Speciiication of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, 1921i.

Applicatllled July 29, 1920. Serial No. 399,794.

To aZZ 'whom it may cm1/cem.'

Be it known that I, JOHN' SoDEnQUTsr, a

y citizen ofthe United States, `residin at 13e--4 tate of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and loit, in the county of Rock and usefulImprovements in a Flue-Cleaner, of which the followin is aspecification.

This invention rel has for one of its objects to produce a simplyconstructed device of this character whereby a soot removing plate isswingingly mounted on a turning rod with means for setting the platesubstantially in parallel relation to the rod to enable it to be passededge' wise through a Hue in one direction and then disposed at rightangles to the rod or crosswise of the Hue by partly rotating the rod,for passage in soot removin positlon in the op osite direction through te Hue.

ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certalnnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a view of the plate from .i one side arranged for passage ofthe plate edgewise through a Hue.

Fig. 2 is a view of the plate from the o posite side with the partsarranged as in lig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

ig. 4 is a lplan view with the parts arranged as in i 1.

Fig.` 5 is a v1ew similar to Fig. 1, with the parts arranged for passageof the plate crosswise through the Hue.

Fig. 6 is a view of the plate with the parte arranged as in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a Eplan view with the parts ar ran ed as in ig 5.

ig. 8 is a detached perspective view of a ortion of the main operatingrod.

he improved device comprises a metal plate 10 `preferably oblon withcurved ends, the curvatures correspon ing to the interior curvature ofthe Hue to be cleared of soot and other obstructions.

The implement may be constructed of plates of varied sizes, as will beobvious.

A. turning and operating rod 11 is mounted for rotation through theplate and is provided with a turning handle 12, as shown.

Attached to the plate 10 at one side are ates to Hue cleaners, and

bearings 13, and mounted for rotation at one end in the bearings arebrace rods 14, the latter engaging the rod 11 by collars 15, and thecollars belng spaced from the plate. .Attached by its ends at 16 toopposite sideof theplate 10 is a keeper rod 17, preferably curvedconcentrically to the rod 11. The rod 11 is bent at right angles to forman arm 18 which extends at its free end between the keeper 17 and theplate.

At the juncture of the arm 17 and the body of the operating rod 11, thelatter is reversely bent as represented at 19, the reverse bend beingcurved, as shown.

By this arrangement the plate 10 can be rolled over on the short curvedreverse bend to dispose the plate substantially in parallel relation tothe longitudinal axis of the rod` with the arm 18 presented ldownwardlyor at one end of its path within the keeper 17, as shown in Figs. 1 and2.

In this position the plate can be passed edgewise through a Hue aportion of which is represented at 20 with a section of the Hue sheetsat 21 and 22, in one direction so as to disturb or move the soot orashes as little as possible, and then by simply rotating the rod aboutone fourth of a revolution, the arm 18will travel beneath the keeper 17,and cause the short curved reverse bend 19 to roll through the apertureand turn the plate 10 at right angles to the rod, so that when the rod1s moved in the opposite direction, the plate will pass through the Huecrosswise thereof, and draw the soot and ashes therewith.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be inexpensivelymanufactured and of any required size to adapt` it to various sizes ofHues. y

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that anymodifications within the scope of the claims may be made in theconstruction without departing from the principle of the invention orsacrilicing any of its advantages.

I claim:

1. In a Hue cleaner, a plate having a keeper secured thereto and inparallel relation therewith, and a turning rod passing through saidplate and rotative through the plate and coupled therewith and having aright angled projection movable between the keeper and plate, said rodhaving a reverse bendat the uncture oi the rod and the projectionthereof, whereby the plate may be disposed substantially parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the rod for passage in one through said plate andhaving a right angled projection movable between the keeper and plate,sai-d rod having a reverse bend at the 15 juncture of the rod and theprojection thereof, and means -for swingingly coupling the plate to therod.

3. In a lflue cleaner, a plate having a keeper secured thereto and inparallel relation therewith, a turning rod passing through said plateand having a right angled projection movable between the keeper andplate, said rod having a reverse bend at the 4juncture of the rod andthe projection thereof, and bracket devices pivotally connected to theplate and to the rod.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature hereto.

JOHN SODERQUIS'I.

